Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025

Of the world’s population of scientists and social scientists, Highly Cited Researchers are 1 in 1,000

Highly Cited Researchers demonstrate significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research. Each researcher selected has authored multiple Highly Cited Papers which rank in the top 1% by citations for their field(s) and publication year in the Web of Science Core Collection over the past eleven years. However, citation activity is not the sole selection indicator. This list, based on citation data, is then refined using other quantitative metrics, as well as qualitative analysis and expert judgment.

7,131 Highly Cited Researcher awards in 2025

Full Name		Category	Primary Affiliation	Secondary Affiliations
	Mei, Lin	Cross-Field	Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - Peking Union Medical College, China Mainland
	Meier-Kolthoff, Jan P.	Microbiology	University of Augsburg, Germany
	Meijl, Hans van	Cross-Field	Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands
	Meinshausen, Malte	Cross-Field	University of Melbourne, Australia
	Meis, Jacques F.	Cross-Field	University of Cologne, Germany	Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
	Melchiorri, Alessandro	Cross-Field	Sapienza University of Rome, Italy	Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare Sezione di Roma, Italy
	Melenhorst, Jan Joseph	Cross-Field	University of Pennsylvania, United States
	Melero, Ignacio	Clinical Medicine	University of Navarra, Spain	University of Oxford, United Kingdom
	Mellman, Ira	Immunology	Roche Holding, Switzerland
	Menachery, Vineet D.	Cross-Field	Emory University, United States

2025 Analysis

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Highly Cited Researchers: Key trends 2015-2025

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